GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| invalid | not valid: |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |